Jeffrey Hiris
Biographic Data
| ID | 4229382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Hiris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Hiris |
| SIGNATURE | HIRIS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Impact of a Pharmacy Copayment Increase on Medication Use in the Military Health System
BACKGROUND: We analyzed the impact of a copayment increase instituted February 1, 2018 for persons covered by the retail or mail order Military Health System (MHS) pharmacy benefit. METHODS: We compared medication use in 2 cohorts in the 12 months before and after the copayment increase: MHS beneficiaries between 18 and 64 years old (MHS cohort), and MHS beneficiaries older than or equal to 65 years old with Medicare (Medicare cohort). Subjects w…
Validity of Diagnostic and Drug Data in Standardized Nursing Home Resident Assessments: Potential for Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology
OBJECTIVES: The Health Care Financing Administration requires that patients admitted to certified nursing homes be assessed with the Minimum Data Set, a data collection instrument containing more than 300 demographic, diagnostic, clinical, and treatment variables. Long-term care databases potentially may be used to assess the outcomes of specific treatments as well as drug effectiveness. The authors sought to ascertain reliability and validity of…
Inappropriate drug prescriptions for elderly residents of board and care facilities
OBJECTIVES: Using 1993 data, this study examines the prevalence of presumptively inappropriate prescriptions among residents, aged 65 and older, of board and care homes. METHODS: Inappropriate drug prescriptions were identified through the use of established criteria developed for application to older nursing home residents and to community-dwelling elderly. This research used a sample of 2054 elderly residents from 410 facilities in 10 states. W…
An Investigation of Nonresponse to Self-Assessments of Health by Older Persons: Associations with Mortality
This study examined the association between mortality and nonresponse to questions about health status (both refusals and "don't know" responses) using a national sample of persons aged 70 and over. Data were drawn from the 1984-1990 Longitudinal Study of Aging. Three time points of vital status were used as the outcome indicators (1984-1986, 1984-1988, 1984-1990). Five self-assessment questions were examined; three of the five questions had biva…
Functional transitions among the elderly: Patterns, predictors, and related hospital use
OBJECTIVES. This paper describes 6-year rates and correlates of functional change in the elderly, as well as associated hospital use. METHODS. The Longitudinal Study on Aging (n = 7527) and matched Medicare claims were used to calculate 6-year functional status transition rates and hospital use rates. A hierarchical measure that incorporated activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and competing risks of institutionali…
The Association of Self-Rated Health with Two-Year Mortality in a Sample of Well Elderly
The 1984-1986 Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA) was used to investigate self-assessed health as a predictor of 2-year mortality in a subsample of 1,252 persons aged 70 and over. The LSOA sample was screened to exclude individuals reporting a high-risk medical condition or difficulty in instrumental activities of daily living. Logistic regression showed independent predictive effects with higher mortality for age (older), sex (male), less favorab…
Determinants of Site of Death Among Hospice Cancer Patients
Despite its social, cultural, and psychological salience, few empirical studies have examined the factors influencing site of death. Data describing cancer patients served by hospices participating in the National Hospice Study (NHS) were used to explore the relative importance of patients' sociodemographic, support-network, and physical-health characteristics, as well as health-system factors, in predicting whether patients die at home or in a m…
Functional transitions among the elderly: Patterns, predictors, and related hospital use
OBJECTIVES. This paper describes 6-year rates and correlates of functional change in the elderly, as well as associated hospital use. METHODS. The Longitudinal Study on Aging (n = 7527) and matched Medicare claims were used to calculate 6-year functional status transition rates and hospital use rates. A hierarchical measure that incorporated activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and competing risks of institutionali…
Determinants of Site of Death Among Hospice Cancer Patients
Despite its social, cultural, and psychological salience, few empirical studies have examined the factors influencing site of death. Data describing cancer patients served by hospices participating in the National Hospice Study (NHS) were used to explore the relative importance of patients' sociodemographic, support-network, and physical-health characteristics, as well as health-system factors, in predicting whether patients die at home or in a m…
The Association of Self-Rated Health with Two-Year Mortality in a Sample of Well Elderly
The 1984-1986 Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA) was used to investigate self-assessed health as a predictor of 2-year mortality in a subsample of 1,252 persons aged 70 and over. The LSOA sample was screened to exclude individuals reporting a high-risk medical condition or difficulty in instrumental activities of daily living. Logistic regression showed independent predictive effects with higher mortality for age (older), sex (male), less favorab…
Inappropriate drug prescriptions for elderly residents of board and care facilities
OBJECTIVES: Using 1993 data, this study examines the prevalence of presumptively inappropriate prescriptions among residents, aged 65 and older, of board and care homes. METHODS: Inappropriate drug prescriptions were identified through the use of established criteria developed for application to older nursing home residents and to community-dwelling elderly. This research used a sample of 2054 elderly residents from 410 facilities in 10 states. W…
Determinants of Site of Death Among Hospice Cancer Patients
Despite its social, cultural, and psychological salience, few empirical studies have examined the factors influencing site of death. Data describing cancer patients served by hospices participating in the National Hospice Study (NHS) were used to explore the relative importance of patients' sociodemographic, support-network, and physical-health characteristics, as well as health-system factors, in predicting whether patients die at home or in a m…
The Association of Self-Rated Health with Two-Year Mortality in a Sample of Well Elderly
The 1984-1986 Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA) was used to investigate self-assessed health as a predictor of 2-year mortality in a subsample of 1,252 persons aged 70 and over. The LSOA sample was screened to exclude individuals reporting a high-risk medical condition or difficulty in instrumental activities of daily living. Logistic regression showed independent predictive effects with higher mortality for age (older), sex (male), less favorab…
An Investigation of Nonresponse to Self-Assessments of Health by Older Persons: Associations with Mortality
This study examined the association between mortality and nonresponse to questions about health status (both refusals and "don't know" responses) using a national sample of persons aged 70 and over. Data were drawn from the 1984-1990 Longitudinal Study of Aging. Three time points of vital status were used as the outcome indicators (1984-1986, 1984-1988, 1984-1990). Five self-assessment questions were examined; three of the five questions had biva…
Functional transitions among the elderly: Patterns, predictors, and related hospital use
OBJECTIVES. This paper describes 6-year rates and correlates of functional change in the elderly, as well as associated hospital use. METHODS. The Longitudinal Study on Aging (n = 7527) and matched Medicare claims were used to calculate 6-year functional status transition rates and hospital use rates. A hierarchical measure that incorporated activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and competing risks of institutionali…
Inappropriate drug prescriptions for elderly residents of board and care facilities
OBJECTIVES: Using 1993 data, this study examines the prevalence of presumptively inappropriate prescriptions among residents, aged 65 and older, of board and care homes. METHODS: Inappropriate drug prescriptions were identified through the use of established criteria developed for application to older nursing home residents and to community-dwelling elderly. This research used a sample of 2054 elderly residents from 410 facilities in 10 states. W…
Validity of Diagnostic and Drug Data in Standardized Nursing Home Resident Assessments: Potential for Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology
OBJECTIVES: The Health Care Financing Administration requires that patients admitted to certified nursing homes be assessed with the Minimum Data Set, a data collection instrument containing more than 300 demographic, diagnostic, clinical, and treatment variables. Long-term care databases potentially may be used to assess the outcomes of specific treatments as well as drug effectiveness. The authors sought to ascertain reliability and validity of…
Impact of a Pharmacy Copayment Increase on Medication Use in the Military Health System
BACKGROUND: We analyzed the impact of a copayment increase instituted February 1, 2018 for persons covered by the retail or mail order Military Health System (MHS) pharmacy benefit. METHODS: We compared medication use in 2 cohorts in the 12 months before and after the copayment increase: MHS beneficiaries between 18 and 64 years old (MHS cohort), and MHS beneficiaries older than or equal to 65 years old with Medicare (Medicare cohort). Subjects w…
Medicine (7 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)